Slavic Spirit Masterlist v5
Slavic Spirit Masterlist v5
Slavic Spirit Masterlist v5
filename: slavic_spirit_masterlist_v5.txt
last modified: 04-06-2005
version: 5
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Spirit List:
� Alkonost [Rus] 6
- necrotic / prognostic spirit - infer
- female 6,15
- presides over land of the dead 6
- appears as a half-woman, half-bird 6,15
- bird of sorrow and melancholy 15
- whoever hears Alkonost's song forgets everything 15
- the Bird of Sorrow *
- sister to Sirin *
aka Alconest *
* http://www.sirin.com/docs/etymolog.htm
* link good as of: 12-22-2004
� As-ava [Rus] 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- fresh water 6
� Avet [Yug] 24
- necrotic spirit - infer
- male / female 24
- soul of a prematurely deceased person (unclean dead) 24
aka Avetinja 24
aka Avijes 24
� Azdaja [Yug] 24
- malevolent being 24
- snake-like creature with several heads 24
- lives in the lakes, deep waters or caves 24
aka Azdaa 24
aka Azdava 24
aka Azdaj 24
aka Azdaha 24
aka Azder 24
aka Ezder 24
aka Hazdaja 24
aka Hala 24
aka Ala 24
� Baba Marta [Yug] 24
- malefic spirit 24
- female - infer
- baba [OCS] (grandmother) 6,7
- personification of the cold weather during March 24
� Beda (disaster) 3
- affective / malefic spirit - infer
- female 3
- misfortune & disaster 3
� Bereginy 5,6,10,21
- wilderness spirit 6
- female 4,5,6,10,11,13,15,21
- benevolent / malevolent 6
- river bank spirits 4,5,6,10,11,13,15,21
- fertility 6
- hunting 6
- lakes 6,11 / forest 6
- steal babies & leave changelings 4,5,10,21
- Odmience [Pol] 4,5,6
- Oborotni [Rus] 4,5,6
- changeling 15
aka Oboroten' [Rus] 15
- appears as a half-woman & half-bird or half-fish 6
aka Bregini 11
- breg (bank) 11
- kidnap children 11
aka Bereginia [Rus] 13,15
aka Bereguini 4
aka Bo[a]ginki >boo-GIN-kee< [Pol] 4,5,6
- (little goddesses) 6
- steal babies & leave changelings 4,6
- Odmience [Pol] 4,6
- Oborotni [Rus] 4,6
see Nemodilky - infer
see Rusalka - infer
see (the) Veles - infer
see Vila - infer
� Bes [pan-Slavic] 24
- malefic spirit 24
- close to the devil 24
- black skin colour, hair, winged, has claws & tail 24
- spread smoke and bad smell 24
- appears as a snake, black dog, bear, soldier, priest 24
- tall antropomorhic malevolent spirit with huge feet [Western Slavs] 24
� Bestalannitsa (luckless) 3
- affective / malefic spirit - infer
- female 3
- misfortune 3
� Bialobog 6,11
- elemental / temporal spirit
- male 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,14,19,21
- benevolent 11,17
- white (bialy) god 1,3,4,5,6,10,14
- white (bel/byal) god (bog) 11
- be[h]lu[b] [OCS] (white) 27
- bogu[b] [OCS] (god) 27
- light / day 4,6,10,11,14
- brightness 6
- source of goodness, happiness, luck 11
- orderly creation 19
- guardian of summer 4
- presides over the waxing year: midwinter to midsummer 5,6
- Koliada (winter solstice) to Kupalo (summer solstice) 5,6
- fights Chernobog every winter & summer soltice 10,21
- appears as an old man with a white beard 1,5,6,10,17,21
- dressed in white & carrying a staff 1,5,6,10,17,21
- brother to Czarnobog 5,6
aka Bialobo[a]g >byah-WOH-book< 5
aka Bial[s]obo[a]g >byah-WOE-boog< [Pol] 4
aka Bielbog 6,14
aka Belobog 1,3,11
- bel/byal (white) 11
- bog (god) 11
aka Belbog >BELL-bog< 6,19,22
aka Byelobog 2,6,10,14,21
- white (byely) god 2,6,21
aka Byelbog 6
aka Bylebog 12
aka Byalbog 11
aka Byelun (the White One) 6
aka Belun 1,10,11,17,21
- [Bel] 10,21
- white god 17
see Dazhbog 11
� Blatnik 11
- malefic / wilderness spirit - infer
- male 11
- swamp (blato) 11
- drown passers-by 11
aka Blatnoi 11
� Bozaloshtsh [Wen] 6
- malefic spirit - infer
- female 6
- destroyer / fate 6
� Chernogolov (black-head) 3
- affective / malefic spirit - infer
- male 3
- misfortune 3
- cherno (black) 11
- glava [OCS] (head) 26
� Chur 2,6,22
- ancestral 2 / guardian 22 spirit
- natural order 4,6
- boundaries 22
- originally a four-sided stone 22
- later head was added 22
� Cuvto-ava [Rus] 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- tree guardian 6
- seek her permission / forgiveness before cutting 6
� Czarnobog 12
- elemental / temporal spirit - infer
- male 1,2,3,4,5,6,10,11,12,19,21
- malevolent 11
- black (czarne) god 1,5,6,10,17
- c[h]r'nu[b] [OCS] (black) 27
- bogu[b] [OCS] (god) 27
- dark / night 4 6
- darkness 10
- shadow 6
- death 6,11
- destruction 10,19
- presides over the dead & the underworld 11
- presides over the waning year: midsummer to midwinter 5,6
- Kupalo (summer solstice) to Koliada (winter solstice) 5,6
- brother to Bielbog 5,6
- offerings of horses, humans 11
aka Czarnobo[a]g >char-NOH-book< 5,6
aka Czarnobo[a]g >char-NO-boog< [Pol] 4
- female 4
- guardian of winter 4
aka Chernobog 1,2,3,6,10,11,19,21
- black (cherny) god 2
- cherno (black) 11
- bog (god) 11
- black god 21
aka Tschernobog 6
aka Chrnbog 11,12
- black god of the dead 12
- the opposite of Bylebog 12
aka Cernobog 12
aka Czerneboch 12
� Danya 11
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 11
- presides over water 11
- associated with Kupalo 11
aka Dana 11
� Did 11
- temporal spirit - infer
- male 11
- spring / summer 11
- source of joy, happiness, shared love, light, warmth 11
- protector of marriage 11
- son to Lada 11
aka Dit 11
aka Dety 11
see Lel 11
� Di'i 19
- elemental spirit - infer
- male 19
- rain 19
- father to Diva 19
� Diva 19
- cthtonic spirit - infer
- mother 19
- daughter to Di'i 19
- wife to Perun 19
- wife to Veles 19
see Zhiva 11
� Divi Lyude 11
- wilderness spirits - infer
- male & female 11
- malevolent 11
- from wild (div) & people (lyude) 11
- divii [OCS] (wild) 27
- ljudu[b] [OCS] (people) 26
- appear as wild women and/or wild men 11
- covered with dark fur 11
- lives in mountain forests 11
aka Gorski Lyude 11
- gora [OCS] (mountain) 26
- ljudu[b] [OCS] (people) 26
� Divozenky 10,21
- wilderness spirit - infer
- wild women 10,21
- divii [OCS] (wild) 27
- zheny [OCS] (woman) 26
- z[h]ena [OCS] 27
- live in the woods & mountains 10,21
- live in underground burrows 21
- have large, square heads with long, thick hair (ruddy or black) 21
- have hairy bodies, and long fingers 21
- steal babies & leave changelings 10,21
- Divous (wild brats) 10,21
- Premien (changelings) 10,21
see Dive Zeny - infer
see Divi-te Zeni - infer
see Dziwozony - infer
� Djabeleks [Pol] 6
- domestic / agrarian spirits - infer
- mischievous little spirits 4,6
- enjoy playing practical jokes on humans 4,6
aka Djabel[s]eks [Pol] 4
aka Diabel[s]ek 4
� Dodol 3
- elemental spirit - infer
- female 3,5,6,8,10,11,14,17
- air / clouds 3
aka Doda [Srb] 3,6,14
aka Dodola [Srb] 3,5,6,8,10,11,17
- cloud / rain 3,5,6,10,11
- doit (to give milk) 5,6
- wife to Perun 11,17
aka Dudulya 11
aka Dudula 8
- related to Perun 8
aka Du(n)dulis [Cz] 8
aka Didilya 11
see Mokosh 5
� Dol[s]a (fate) 4
- prognostic spirits - infer
- female 6,10,21
- male 10,21
- also appears as spirit, cat, mouse 10,21
- protective 4,6,10,21
- equivalent to Dis / Disir [Nor] 6
* http://www.thorshof.org/heathen.htm
* link good as of: 12-22-2004
aka Dola [Pol] 6,10,16,21
- fate, good or bad, given at birth 16
see Dolya 6
� Dzi [Pol] 4
- wilderness spirits - infer
- forest & woods 4
aka Dziki (wild) 4
- dziki [Pol] (wild) 27
� Dzidzileyla [Pol] 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- presides over love, marriage, sexuality & fertility 6
- equates to Venus * [Lat] 6
* http://oldweb.uwp.edu/academic/english/canary/romans.html
* link good as of: 12-22-2004
aka Dzidzilia 6
aka Didilia 6
see Zizilia - infer
� Dziwna 4
- wilderness spirit - infer
- female 4
- river spirit 4
� Dziwozony [Pol] 4
- wilderness spirit(s) 4
- female 4
- dziwy [Pol] (wild) 27
- divii [OCS] (wild) 27
- zheny [OCS] (woman) 26
- z[h]ena [OCS] 27
- tall athletic women *
- will enslave younger human men as their lovers *
- steal babies & leave changelings *
see Dive Zeny - infer
see Divi-te Zeni - infer
see Divozenky - infer
* http://www.users.voicenet.com/~mwoods/mysteries/myth/creatures/dziwozony.html
* link good as of: 12-22-2004
� Erce 6,14
- cthonic spirit - infer
- female 6,14
- the earth-mother 6,14
- offerings of milk, flour, water 6,14
- poured into the newly-turned furrows 6,14
� Erisvorsh 6,10
- elemental spirit - infer
- male 6,10
- weather 6,10
- the holy tempest 6
see Stribog 6
� Fevroniia [Rus] 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- presides over fertility & trees 6
� Gore (Grief) 3
- affective spirit - infer
- female 3
- grief / woe 3
� Grom [Pol] 4
- elemental spirit - infer
- the thunder 4
- lightning 4
- grom [Slavic] (thunderbolt) 28
see Hrom - infer
� Gumenik 3
Gumeniki (pl.) 3
- agrarian spirit 3,13
- threshing floor (gumno) spirit 13,15
aka Gumennik [Rus] 13,15
see Ovinnik 15
� Holny [Pol] 4
- elemental spirit - infer
- warm southern wind 4
� Hov-ava [Rus] 6
- celestial spirit - infer
- female 6
- moon 6
� Jesza [Pol] 6
- celestial spirit - infer
- male 6
- sky 6
- equates to Esus [Celt] 6
* http://www.geocities.com/chronarchy/mjournal/patrons/aboutesus.html
* link good as of: 12-22-2004
aka Iesse 6
aka Jessis 6
� Jurata [Pol] 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- presides over the Baltic Sea 6
- had an amber palace beneath the waves 6
- destroyed by Pio[a]run 6
� Kaldas [Rus] 6
- agrarian / guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- guardian of cattle 6
� Karakonjul [Bul] 11
- guardian spirits - infer
- benevolent / malevolent 11
- appear as short, bow-legged, big-nosed humans 11
- with bulging eyes & fur all over 11
- often found at crossroads 11
- asks riddles or for a favour 11
� Karazunia 4
- celestial spirit - infer
- female 4
- spirit of light 4
- blush of day / early dawn 4
� Khopun 6
- wilderness spirit - infer
- male 6
- river 6
- drowns people for their misdeeds 6
� Kirnis 2
- agrarian / guardian spirit - infer
- guardian of cherries 2
� Kladovik [Rus] 15
- cthonic / guardian spirit - infer
- malevolent 15
- guardian of buried treasure 15
- klad (treasure) 5
aka Kladovoi [Rus] 15
see Karzelek - infer
� Koshchei 1,6
- malefic spirit - infer
- male 1,6,19
- the Deathless 1,6
- invulnerable & immortal 1,6
- keeps his soul hidden 1,6
- abductor of beautiful princesses 1,6
- a powerful wizard or demigod 1,6
- travels on a war-horse or as a whirlwind 6
- son to Vij 6
aka Koschei 19
- son to Vi'i 19
� Kostromo 6,20
- temporal spirit - infer
- male 6,20
- spring 6
- resurrection 6
- June 29th 6
- death / burial 6
- fertility 6
- death & rebirth 6
- brother / husband to Kostroma 6,20
- equates to Frey * [Nor] 6
* http://www.thorshof.org/vanir.htm
* link good as of: 12-22-2004
aka Kostrubonko [Rus] 6,20
- died & resurrected 20
� Krasnoludek 4
- wilderness spirits - infer
- similar to sprites, or elves 4
� Kravesmurt 11
- malefic spirit 11
- krava (cow) 11
- smurt (death) 11
- appears as a black cow, cat, lame dog, skeletal cow 11
- spreads murrain & other deadly diseases among cattle 11
aka Cherna Nemosht 11
- (black infirmity) 11
� Krivda (insult) 3
- affective / malefic spirit - infer
- female 3
- bitterness / hatred / offence 3
� Krukis 2,3,6,10
- agrarian / guardian spirit - infer
- male 2,3,6,10
- patron of blacksmiths & domestic animals 2,3,6,10
� Kubai-khotun 6
- cthonic / guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- (Great Mother) 6
- lives in the "tree of life" 6
- lives under its roots 6
- protects & supports humans & animals 6
- her milk is the Milky Way 6
aka Kupal'nitsa 6
see Kupalo / Kupala 6
� Kupala 2,3,4,6,7,9
- temporal spirit - infer
- summer soltice 2,4,5,6,7,9,10,14
- female 4,6,7,20
- male 3
- bathing in dew 2,4,6
- kupati [Rus] (to bathe) 2,4,7
- kapac [Pol] (to bathe) 4
- sacred birch pole prepared by only women 4,6,7
- linking the earth & the sky 7,9
- the tree of life 9
- bonfires 4,6,9
- jumping 4,6
- driving cattle between 4,6
- effigy thrown in a river, burned, drowned 4,6
- at sunset 4,6
aka Kupal'nitsa 6,20
- wife to Kupalo 6,20
see Kubai-khotun 6
� Kurke [Pru] 4
- agrarian spirit - infer
- lives in the last sheaf of grain harvested 4
aka Broda (beard) 4
aka Pszenna Baba (wheat woman) 4
aka Dziad (old man) 4
aka P[o]pek (navel) 4
aka Przepio[a]rki (quail) 4
aka Kozy (goat) 4
� Kurwaichin [Pol] 2
- agrarian / guardian spirit - infer
- guardian of lambs 2,14
� Leda [Pol] 6
- affective / martial spirit - infer
- male 6
- spring / fertility 6
- war 6
aka Lada [Pol] 6
see Lado 6
� Lelya 11
- affective spirit - infer
- female 11,15,19
- spring 11
- new life, love 11
- sexual attraction, youth, beauty, passion 19
- twin sister to brother - Lyal 11
aka Lyalya 11
aka Liuli 5
aka Lelia [Rus] 15,19
- daughter of Svarog & Lada 19
� Leshonki 2
- wilderness spirits - infer
- ljes [OCS] (forest) 6
- lesu [OCS] (forest) 6
- le[h]su[b] [OCS] (forest, wood(s)) 27
- children of the Leshy & Leshachikha 2
� Likho Odnoglazoye 3
- malefic spirit 6
- female 3,6
- privation / suffering 3
aka Likho One-eye (likhiy - odd) 3
aka Likho 6
� Loskutukha [Rus] 4
- wilderness spirit - infer
- female 4
- Rusal[s]ka 4
- tickler 4,15
aka Loskotukha [Rus] 15
see Rusalka 4,15
� Mamomy [Pol] 6
- wilderness spirit - infer
- female 6
- (wild woman) 6
see Dive Zeny - infer
� Marzyana [Pol] 6
- agrarian spirit - infer
- female 6
- presides over the harvest 6
� Maslenitsa [Rus] 6
- agrarian spirit - infer
- female 6
- fertility 6
- festival celebrated at winter solstice 6
- effigy carried through village & out to fields 6
- pulled apart & burned 6
- scattered as food for new growth 6
� Matka Lasu 4
- wilderness / guardian spirit - infer
- female 4
- (forest mother) 4
- mati[b] [OCS] (mother) 7
- mati [OCS] (mother) 26 27
- ljes [OCS] (forest) 6
- lesu [OCS] (forest) 6
- le[h]su[b] [OCS] (forest, wood(s)) 27
- aids lost & weary travelers & children 4
� Mora 10,21
- malefic spirit(s) - infer
- female 10,21
- malevolent 10,21
- nightmare 4,6,10,21
see Kikimora - infer
see Boginka (Mara) - infer
aka Mara 4
aka (the) Mara 6
see Chuma [Bul] [Rus] [Srb] 6
see Kuga [Slo] [Cro] [Srb] 6
� Mora-Yuda 11
- malefic spirit 11
- female 11
- Yuda-Samodiva servant of Mora (Marzanna) 11
- from "Veda Slovena" 11
� Mori (pl.) 11
- malefic spirits of the dead 11
- mor [OCS] (death, disease) 11
- those who die an unnatural death 11
see Nav (6) - infer
� Munya 6
- elemental spirit - infer
- female 6
- lightning 6
� Musail 5,6,10,11
- guardian / wilderness spirit - infer
- male 5,6,10,11
- supreme forest spirit 5,10,11
- chief of Lesniks 11
- associated with rowan tree 5,6,10
- master of all forest creatures & spirits 11
� Najade 6
- wilderness spirits - infer
- female 6
- water nymphs 6
- similar to the Naiads * [Grk] 6
* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naiads
* link good as of: 12-22-2004
� Nastasija [Rus] 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- presides over sleep 6
� Nav 3
- malefic / necrotic spirit - infer
- female 3
- death 3
- served by Navki (sing. Navka) 3
- served by Mavki (sing. Mavka) 3
- served by the "Twelve Witches" 3
� Nav 6
- malefic spirits - infer
- the dead 6,16
- those who died prematurely / tragically 6,16
see Mori - infer
aka Navi 6
aka Navki 3,6
- servitors of Nav 3
- aka Navka (sing.) 3
aka Navky 6,10,14,21
- spirits of children who died unnamed 10,21 or drowned 10,14,21
aka Nawie [Pol] 16
aka Novjaci 6
aka Nejky 6
aka Faraony 6
aka Majky 6
aka Mavje 6
aka Mavky 6
aka Mavki 3
- servitors of Nav 3
- aka Mavka (sing.) 3
� Nemodilky [Cz] 6
- wilderness spirits - infer
- female 6
- water 6
- appear as beautiful maidens 6
- dressed in red with black hair & white skin 6
see Bereginy - infer
see Rusalka - infer
see (the) Veles - infer
see Vila - infer
� Nestrecha 3
- affective spirit - infer
- female 3
- grief / failure 3
aka Nesreha [Srb] 3
- the alter-ego of Sreha 3
see Nedolya - infer
� Nochnitsa [Rus] 4
- temporal spirit(s) - infer
- female 4
- night 4
aka Nocnitsa [Pol] [Rus] [Srb] [Svk] 6
- malefic spirit - infer
- female 6
- (Night Hag) 6
- presides over nightmares 6
aka Gorska Makva [Bul] 6
- gora [OCS] (mountain) 26
aka Kriksy 6
aka Plaksy 6
� Norov [Rus] 6
- agrarian spirit - infer
- male 6
- grain 6 (corn)
� Nuzhda 3
- malefic spirit - infer
- female 3
- hardship / poverty 3
� Nya 6
- cthtonic / necrotic spirit - infer
- male 6
- presides over the underworld 6
aka Nyia 6
� Opoista 11
- malefic spirit 11
- opoiti (drink up / drain off) 11
- blood drinking 11
- spread rabies 11
- can possess their victims 11
� Pagoda 6
- agrarian / elemental spirit - infer
- female 6
- (giver of favorable winds) 6
- the gentle west wind 6
- weather / agriculture 6
- male 6
- offerings of cattle, sheep 6
aka Pozvizd 6
aka Poxvist 6
aka Pogwisci 6
see Dogoda 6
see Stribog 6
� Peperuna 6,11,20
- elemental spirit - infer
- female 6,8,11,20
- thunder 6
- rain, rainclouds & storm 11
- twin sister to Perun 6,20
- mother to Solntse 6,20
- wife to Perun 11
aka Perperuna 8,20
aka Perunitsa 11
see Dodola 11
� Perchta 6
- agrarian / guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- presides over fertility 6
� Percunatele [Pol] 6
- elemental spirit - infer
- female 6
- (mother of thunder) 6
see Perkun Tete 6
� Pl[s]anetnik [Pol] 16
- elemental spirit - infer
- air (wind?) spirit 16
� Poledvoi [Rus] 6
- agrarian / guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- presides over the field (pole) 6
- appears clothed in white with green hair 6
aka Polednitsa 6
� Porenut 7,17
- temporal spirit - infer
- male 8,17
- five faces 17
aka Porenutius 8
- latinized form 8
- son to Perun 8
� Porovit 7,17
- temporal spirit - infer
- male 1,3,5,6,10,11,14,17
- (Powerful Lord) 6
- five faces 11,14
- one for each direction & one on his chest 14
- pora (midsummer) 5,7,23
- midsummer 1
- summer 10
- faces south 5,6,23
- summer aspect of Swiantovid 5,6,23
aka Porovitu[b] 8
aka Porevit 1,3,5,6,7,10,11,14
- forest primeval 3
aka Porvata [Pol] 3,23
aka Porvat 11
- fertility 11
aka Porentius [Lat] 14
� Prabah [Svk] 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- male 6,10
- guardian of the land 6
- associated with Zivena 6
aka Praboh [Svk] 10
- supreme spirit 10
see Prove 6
� Prove 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- male 6
- guardian of the land 6
see Prabah 6
� Przeles[a]nik 16
- malefic spirit - infer
- male 16
- seduces young girls & wives 16
- steals their energy & beauty 16
� Przemien[a]ce [Pol] 16
- malefic spirit - infer
- wolf / human shapeshifter 16
� Radegasta 6
- martial spirit - infer
- female 6
- war 6
� Radogast 6
- celestial / elemental spirit - infer
- male 1,6,11,17
- the sun 6
aka Radogost 1
- may be Svarozhich 1
aka Radegost 6
aka Riedegost 6,17
aka Redigost 17
aka Redigast 6,17
aka Radegast 6,11,17
- fire 17
aka Radigost 11
- protector of travellers, traders, foreigners 11
- patron of hospitality 11
- raditi [Bul] (take care, look after, consider) 11
- gost [Bul] (guest, stranger, foreigner) 11
� Ratainitsa 2
- agrarian / guardian spirit - infer
- watched over the stable 2
� Rodjenice [Srb] 6
- ancestral /prognostic spirit - infer
- female 6
- fate 6
- sister with Sudnice & Sunjenice 6
aka Rozhenitsa of the Rozanice (triple fates) 6
aka Rozdenici [Bul] 6
see (the) Sudjenice - infer
� Rodnaia Motushka 6
- celestial / guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- the sun 6
- presides over birth 6
� Ros 6
- ancestral / elemental / guardian / prognostic spirit - infer
- female 6
- cosmic waters 6
- presides over birth & fate 6
- wife to Rod 6
- mermaid / sea nymph 6
see Rozhenitsa 6
see Rozanice 6
see Rodenica - infer
see Rozanica - infer
see Rozhenica - infer
see Zhiva - infer
� Rozanice [Rus] 6
- prognostic spirit - infer
- female 6
- fate 6
see Ros 6
� Rozdenici [Bul] 6
- prognostic spirit - infer
- female 6
- fate 6
- determines destiny, including time & manner of death 6
� Ruevit 5,6,7,10,11
- temporal spirit - infer
- male 1,5,6,10,11,14
- autumn 5,6,7,8,10
- month of rut 8
- ruinu[h] / ruenu[h] [OCS] (september) / r[h]ijen [Cz] (october) 6,7,10
- slavic month of ruenu 8 / october 5
- month of the rut 8
- month of mating 5,6
- autumn aspect of Swiantowid 5,6
- harvest 11
- faces east 5,6
aka Ruevitu[b] 8
aka Rinvit 10
aka Rudjevit 11
aka Rugevit 11,17
- seven faces 17
aka Rugievit (?) 1,3,5,6,10,14
- associated with the isle of Ru[u]gen 1,3,5,10,14
- war (?) 6,11
- seven faces 3,5,10,14
� Seewa [Rus] 6
- agrarian / guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- (Mother Friday) 6
- presides over the harvest 6
� Semargl 3,6,17
- chthonic / guardian spirit - infer
- male 3,5,6,7,9,11,19,20,21
- (seven-head) 3
- seven faces 3,6
- soil 3,5,11,21 / fertility 3,5,11
- seeds 5,6,9
- guardian of vegetation 5,6,21
- protector of seeds & new plant growth 6,10,15,21
- protects the "World Tree" 5,6,10,21
- cognate with Slavonic words for "sow seeds" 6
- seme [OCS], semje [Rus], siemie [Pol], sjeme [Srb] [Cro] 6
aka Semargle 19
- appears as dog-like 19
- son to Svarog 19
aka Simargl >SEE-mar-gul< [Rus] 1,5,6,7,9,10,11,15,21,22
- appears as a griffin 1,7,21
- appears as a griffin-like dog with wings 5,6,10,11,15,17,21
- appears as an eagle or dog 9
- protector of green shoots & seeds 1,21
- protector of farm & the wheat 11
aka Simarglu[b] 8
aka Simaergla 6
aka Simorg 6
aka Symaergla 6
aka Simurgh 6
aka Simariglu 6,20
� Semargla 6
- elemental spirit - infer
- female 6
- presides over cold & frosty weather 6
� Shutovka [Rus] 15
- wilderness spirit - infer
- female 15
- (she-) joker 15
see Rusalka 15
� Sicksa 2
- wilderness spirit - infer
- forest 2
- mischievous 2
� Siliniez [Pol] 6
- wilderness spirit - infer
- male 6
- woods 6
- his sacred fire was fueled with moss 6
� Siriny 6
- wilderness spirits - infer
- female 6
- appear as "fish women" / mermaids 6
see Sirin - infer
� Sjantaik [Rus] 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- (Birth Mother) 6
- presides over humans & animals 6
� Snigna 11
- elemental / temporal spirit - infer
- male 11
- winter 11
- presides over snow & cold 11
- sniag (snow) 11
aka Krachun 11
- kratuk (short, brief) days 11
- winter solstice 11
� Sojenice [Slo] 6
- prognostic spirit - infer
- female 6
- fate 6
� Solntse 6,20
- celestial / elemental spirit - infer
- female 6,20
- solntse [OCS] (sun) 6
- wife to Myestas 6
- mother to Zvezda Dennitsa & Vechernyaya Zvezda 6,20
- daughter to Peperuna 6,20
� Spo[a]r [Pol] 4
- agrarian / guardian spirits - infer
- fertility 4,6,10,21
- preside over "corn" & cattle growth 6,10,21
aka Spor [Pol] 6,10,21
� Sreha [Srb] 3
- affective spirit - infer
- female 3
- happiness / luck 3
- the alter-ego of Nesreha 3
aka Ustrecha (meeting) 3
� Sroya 14
- martial spirit - infer
- female 14
- virgin 14
- war 14
see Zorya - infer
� Stribog >STREE-bog< [Rus] 1,2,7,9,10,11,14,15,19,21,22
- (paternal-uncle-lord) 3
- elemental spirit - infer
- male 1,2,3,5,7,8,10,11,14,15,19,20,21
- malevolent 6
- srei (to flow) 5
- stru [OCS] (to flow) 6
- bogu[b] [OCS] (god) 27
- the wind 1,2,3,4,5,6,9,10,11,15,19,20,21
- cold / frost / ice 3,5,6,10,14,21
- storm & dissension 5,10,15,21
- the winds are his children / granchildren 3,5,6,7,10,11,21
- Vikhor: whirlwinds 6
- Dogoda/Pogoda: the gentle west wind 6
- Varpulis: the storm-wind 6
- Erisvorsh: the holy tempest 6
- Vetru 6
aka Ve[h]tru[b] 8
- the north wind 6
- the south wind 6
- Pogoda [Pol] 3,11
- southern wind 11
- son to Svarog 19
aka Stribo[a]g 5
aka S[a]tribo[a]g >SHTREE-book< 4,14
aka Stribogu[b] 8
- apportioner of wealth 8,10,21
aka Stribogu 20
� Strigoi [Rom] 4
- undead spirits - infer
- vampires 4
� Strzyga 4
- undead spirits - infer
- vampires 4
� Sud 3
- affective / prognostic spirit - infer
- male 3
- destiny / glory 3
- served by Sudenitsy (sing. Sudenitsa) 3
aka Sedz [Pol] 3
aka Usud [Yug] 3
� Sudenitsy (pl.) 3
Sudenitsa (sing.) 3
- prognostic spirits - infer
- female*
- fate deities*
- three sisters*
- servitors of Sud 3
see Sudicki
* http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/jsp/AllDataHTML.jsp?sort=DDiam
* link good as of: 12-22-2004
� Sudnice [Srb] 6
- ancestral /prognostic spirit - infer
- female 6
- fate 6
- sister with Rodjenice & Sunjenice 6
see (the) Sudjenice - infer
� Sunjenice [Srb] 6
- ancestral /prognostic spirit - infer
- female 6
- fate 6
- sister with Rodjenice & Sudnice 6
see (the) Sudjenice - infer
� Svantovit 1,2,10,14,21
- guardian / martial / temporal spirit - infer
- male 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11,14,15,17,21
- (strong lord) 1,6
- war 1,2,3,5,6,7,9,10,11,14,17,21
- svent (strong) 5
- protector of fields & crops 1,5,6,7,10,14,21
- four faces 4,6,10,11,14,21
- the four seasons 4,6 / the four directions 4,6,11
aka Svantowit 6
aka Svantevit 6,7,17
aka Svantavit 3
aka Sventovit 5,6
aka Svetovit 7,11
aka Svetovitu[b] 8
aka Sviatovit 15
aka Swiantovid 6
aka Swiantowid 5
aka Swiatowid >shvyan-TOH-veed< 5
aka Swietowit 14
aka S[a]wia[o]towid 4
- two male & two female faces 4,5
- offerings of soil 4
aka S[a]wia[o]towit 4
aka S[a]wie[o]towit [Pol] 16
see Perun [Pol] 16
see Svarozhich / Swaroz[d]yc [Pol] 16
aka Svyatovid 11
aka Svetarit 9
aka Zuantevith 6
see Swarog (?) 5
see Porevit 6
see Svarozhich / Svarozic 6
� Svredel 6,20
- guardian spirit - infer
- male 6,20
- (the borer) 6,20
- patron of masons 6,20
� Syen 6,14
- guardian spirits 6,14
- male 14
- guardians of the home 14
- can enter the bodies of men, dogs, snakes or hens 14
� Talasum [Bul] 11
- malefic spirit 11
- undead / ghost 11
- dweller of houses & deserted buildings 11
- hard to drive away 11
� Tapio [Rus] 6
- wilderness spirit - infer
- male 6
- forest 6
� Topielce 4
- malefic spirits - infer
- water spirits 4
- topia[b] (to drown) 4
- those who met their demise by drowning 4
� Upior 4
- undead spirits 4,16
- vampires 4,15,16
aka Upyr [Rus] 4,5
see Wampyr 5
see Wiesczy 5
aka Upyr' [Rus] 15
aka Upir 11
see Yavina 11
aka Upier [Pol] 4
- male vampire 4
aka Upierzyca [Pol] 4
- female vampire 4
aka Upio[a]ry [Pol] 16
aka Eretik >EH-reh-teek< [Rus] 5,10,11,15
- male 15
- (heretic [Rus]) 5,10,15
- the belief that heretics returned from the dead as upyr 5,10
- deceased sorcerer who continues to plague the living [Rus] 15
aka Eretnik [Rus] 5, 15
aka Eretitsa [Rus] 15
- female 15
- deceased sorcerer who continues to plague the living [Rus] 15
aka Eretnitsa [Rus] 15
aka Erestun [Rus] 5,10,15
- the soul of a sorcerer 10,15
- possesses & revives a body on the brink of death 10,15
aka Eretica 5,10
- causes one to wither by the power of their eye 10
� Varpulis 6,10
- elemental spirit
- male 6,10
- the storm-wind 6,10
- grandson to Stribog 6
� Vazila 3
Vazily (pl.) 3
- agrarian / guardian spirit 3
- presides over the stable 3
� Vechernyaya Zezhda 5
- celestial spirit - infer
- female 4,5,6,11
- the evening star 2,4,6,11
- the planet Mercury or Venus AHD4
- prominent in the west shortly after sunset AHD4
- sister to Zezhda Dennitsa 5
- sister to Zorya Utrenyaya, Zorya Vechernyaya & Polunocnica 5,6
aka Zwezda Wieczo[a]rniaia [Pol] 4
aka Gwiazda Wieczorna 4
- Gwiazdka (little star) 4
aka Vechernyaya Zvezda 2,6
- sister to Zvezda Dennitsa 6
- daughter to Dazhdbog 6
- daughter to Solntse 6,20
aka Vechernitsa 11
- vecher (evening) 11
- the planet Venus 11
- daughter to Dazhdbog 11
- associated with razputno vreme 11
- the hours after midnight 11
- (evil hours when roads mess up & lead to nowhere) 11
- literally: no roads time - infer
- raz- [OCS] (dis-, un-) 27
- po[o]t' [OCS] (way / road) 27
- vre[h]me[o] [OCS] (time) 27
� Ved'ma 6, [Rus] 15
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 6,15
- vedeti [OCS] (know, wise) 6
- ve[h]de[h]ti [OCS] (verb: know) 27
- knows medicinal plants 6
- witch 15
- guardian of the waters of life & death 6
see Baba Yaga - infer
� (the) Veles 6
- wilderness spirits 6
- female 6,7,10,11,14,16,21
- benevolent 11 / malevolent 11
- shape-shifters 6,7,10,21
- swans, snakes, horses, falcons, wolves 6,7
- swans, hawks, horses, wolves 16
- animals 21
- appear as beautiful maidens 6,7,10,11,16,21
- appear dressed in white 6,7,10,11
- appear naked 6,7,11,16
- have long flowing hair 6,7,10,11,16,21
- pull intruders into their ring & dance them to death 7
- huntresses 6
- warriors 10,21
- healing 6,11 & prophecy 6
- similar to Artemis * [Grk] 14
* http://oldweb.uwp.edu/academic/english/canary/romans.html
* link good as of: 12-22-2004
- offerings of round cakes, ribbons, fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers 6,10,21
- left at trees, wells & caves 6,10,21
aka Wila 6
aka Vila 7,10,14,21
aka Wil[s]y [Pol] 16
aka Samodivi 11
see (the) Divi-te Zeni 6
aka Samodiva 11
- associated with deer 11
see Yuda-Samodiva - infer
see Bereginy - infer
see Nemokildy - infer
see Vila - infer
see Rusalka - infer
� Vesna 5,6,10,14
- temporal spirit - infer
- female 5,6,10,14
- spring 10,14
- vesna [OCS] [Rus] (spring) 6
- wiosna [Pol] (spring) 6
- [Srb] (?) 5,10
aka Wesna [Cz] 6
- summer 6
� Viesczy [Kas] 4
- undead spirits - infer
- born with a caul or with teeth 4
- vampire 4
aka Wiesczy 4,5
see Upyr 5
see Wampyr 5
� Vij 6
- necrotic spirit - infer
- male 6,19
- presides over the underworld 6
- father to Zlatogorka 6
- father to Koshchei 6
aka Vi'i >VEE< 19,22
- judge of the souls in the Underworld 19
- father to Koschei 19
� Vodonoi 5,6
- wilderness spirit 13
- male 1,2,4,5,6,10,11,13,14,15,16,21
- benevolent 6 / malevolent 6,10,13,14,15,21
- water (woda) spirits 1,2,3,4,5,10,11,13,14,16,21
- voda [Rus] (water) 15,21
- voda [OCS] (water) 6
- associated with springs, pools, lakes, rivers, etc
- shape-shifter 6,21
- appear as old men with long green 6 or white beards 6,16
- with a long beard & green hair 13,15
- appears as a naked old man 13,15
- appear as fat old bald men 6
- appears as a mossy looking fish 6,14,15
- appear as a half-fish, half-human 13,15
- covered with mire, slime, or scales 13,15
- apppear as flying tree trunks 6
- often husband to Rusalka 6
- sometimes husband to Vodianikha 13,15
- rules over Rusalki 11
- will try to drown people 11,13,14,15,21
- offerings of the first fish caught, a piece of tobacco 6
aka Vodianoi [Rus] 13,15
aka Vodyanoy >vohd-YAH-noy< 10,21
aka Vodaynoy 21
aka Vodyanye 1
aka Vodyany-ye (pl.) 2
aka Vodyanoi 1,2,3,6,11,14
aka Wo[a]djanoj [Pol] >vohd-YAH-noy< 4,5,6
aka Vodnik 11
aka Wodnik [Pol] 16
aka Vodonik 5,6
aka Vodyanik 6
aka Vodanyoi 6
� Vozdushnye 1
- elemental spirits - infer
- air (wind?) 1
� Vukadlak 20
- malefic spirit - infer
- appears as a wolf 20
- follows the clouds 20
- devours the sun or moon 20
� Vukodlak 10
- malefic spirit - infer
- werewolf 6,10
- (wolf's hair) 10
- vluko [OCS] / volk [Rus] (wolf) 6
- born with a caul or with teeth 10
aka Volkodlak 1
aka Vlkodlaks 6
see Wilkol[s]aki - infer
� Wa[o]z[d] 4
- ancestral / domestic spirit / guardian - infer
- (Snake) 4
- guardian of the hearth 4
- connected with birth 4
see Roz[d]anica 4
- connected with bathhouse 4
see Bannik 4
� Wilkol[s]aki [Pol] 16
- malefic spirit - infer
- wolf / human shapeshifter 16
see Vukodlak - infer
� Yarilo 2,6,9,10,11,14,19,21
- temporal spirit - infer
- male 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,14,15,16,19,20,21
- spring 1,2,4,5,6,9,10,11,14,16,21
- fertility 1,3,4,6,9,11,14,19
- yary (carnal passion) 2,4,10,11,14,16,19
- sexuality 5,11,14,15,19,21
- love 6,11,16
- jaru (young, springtime, bright, rash, strength, fury) 5,6
- equates to Frey [Nor] 6
* http://www.thorshof.org/vanir.htm
* link good as of: 12-22-2004
- appears as a handsome, barefoot youth 5,6
- clothed in long white robe 5,6,10,21
- a wreath of flowers on his head 5,6,10,11,21
- mounted on a white horse 5,6,10
- holding wheat ears in his left hand 5,6,10,11,21
- husband to Mati-Syra-Zemlya 6
- son to Dazhbog & Lada 10,21
- son to Veles & Diva 19
aka Yarylo [Bel] [Ukr] 3
- evolved into female [Bel] 3
aka Iarilo [Rus] 6,15,20
- brother / husband to Iarila 6,20
- appears clothed in white 6
- mounted on a horse 6,20
- effigy burned at summer soltice 6,20
- effigy destroyed at ritual funeral 15
- husband to Semik 15
see Yarila 6
aka Jarilo >yah-REE-loh< 4,5,6,7,8
- spring (jar [Pol]) 4
aka Jaryl[s]o [Pol] 16
- strong, passionate (jary) 16
aka Erilo 6
see Kupalo 5,11
see Dzarowit 6
� Yavina 11
- malefic spirit 11
- related to the Upir 11
- spirit of a murdered person 11
- wanders until end of its normal life-span 11
- kills or curses those who answer its calls 11
- repelled by fire or water 11
� Yuda [Bul] 11
- malefic spirits 11
- female 11
- related to Villa & Samodiva 11
- inhabit forests & mountains 11
- have great witchcraft abilities 11
- skilled herbalists & poisoners 11
aka Yuda-Samovila 11
see Samovila - infer
aka Yuda-Samodiva 11
see Samodiva - infer
� Yurata 11
- wilderness spirit - infer
- female 11
- water spirit 11
- inhabits sea coast & shallows 11
� Zarya 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- presides over healing waters 6
� Zezhda Dennitsa 5
- celestial spirit - infer
- female 2,5,6,11,20
- the morning star 2
- wife to Myesyats 2
- sister to Vechernyaya Zezhda 5
- sister to Zorya Utrenyaya, Zorya Vechernyaya & Polunocnica 5
aka Zorya Zwezda Dnieca 4
aka Zwezda Dnieca [Pol] 4
aka Gwiazda Poranna [Pol] 4
- gwiazdka (little star) 4
aka Zora Zornicka [Pol] 4
aka Zvezda Dennitsa 2,6
- sister to Vechernyaya Zvezda 6
- daughter to Dazhdbog 6
- daughter to Solntse 6,20
see Zorya Utrennyaya 6
aka Danica 6,20
- (day star) 6,20
- the planet Venus 6,20
- visible in the east just before or at sunrise AHD4
- seduced by Myesyats 6,20
- sister to the sun 20
aka Danitsa [Cro] [Srb] 6,20
aka Denica [Rus] 6,20
aka Dnevnitsa 11
- (day star) 11
- the planet Venus 11
- daughter to Dazhdbog 11
- associated with razputno vreme 11
- the hours after midnight 11
- (evil hours when roads mess up & lead to nowhere) 11
- literally: no roads time - infer
- raz- [OCS] (dis-, un-) 27
- po[o]t' [OCS] (way / road) 27
- vre[h]me[o] [OCS] (time) 27
aka Zornica 11
- (dawn star) 11
aka Zornitsa 11
aka Zurya Utrennyaya 20
- the morning star 20
� Zhar-Ptitsa [Rus] 11
- the Fire Bird
- zhar (glowing embers, living coals) & ptitsa (bird) 11
- Slavic equivalent of the Phoenix 11
- a fiery bird, nesting in the World Tree's crown 11
- messenger of the spirits 11
aka Zhar-Ptitca [Rus]
aka Zhar-Ptitza
aka Zshar-Ptitsa [Rus]
aka Shar-Ptitsa
aka Shar-Ptitza
aka Jar-Ptitza
aka Z[d]ar-Ptica [Srb] [Cro]
aka Shar-Ptica
aka Pta[a]k Z[h]havy[a] [Cz]
- z[h]havy[a], n
- blistering, burning, ember, fervid, fiery, hot, molten, steamy
- ptak, n.
- bird
- http://www.wordbook.cz/slovnik.php?fjazyk=en
aka Pta[a]k Ohniva[a]k [Cz]
- http://www.slovnik.cz/
aka Z[d]ar Ptak [Pol]
- z[d]ar, n.
- embers, heat, glow, fire, flame, swelter
- fever, fervour, fervor, fervency, ardour, ardor, excitation
- ptak, n.
- bird
- http://www.poltran.com/
aka Z[h]iara Vta[a]k [Svk]
- z[h]iara, n.
- blaze, brilliance, effulgence, flame, glow, heat, resplendency, shine
- vta[a]k, n.
- bird, tailor bird
- http://www.slovnik.psg.sk/default.asp
aka Ohnivak 20
� Zhiva 3,6,11,19
- guardian / necrotic spirit - infer
- female 3,6,10,11,14,17,19
- zivu [OCS] (life / vigour) 3,6,10,11,14
- zhiti'je [OCS] (life) 26
- zhiv (alive) / zhivot (life) 11
- (to live) 19
- presides over health & healing 6
- presides over the dead 6
- presides over life, birth, spring, fertility, love 11
- wife to Rod 11
see Ros - infer
- daughter to Svarog & Lada 19
- wife to Yarilo 19
- marries at the spring equinox 19
aka Siva [Rus] 6,11,14
- presides over health & healing 6
aka Ziva 6,17
aka Zivena [Slo] [Srb] 6,10
aka Zivenna 6
aka Zywye [Pol] 3
aka Zywie [Pol] 6
see Diva 11
� Zhiva-Yuda [Bul] 11
- wilderness spirit 11
- female 11
- Yuda-Samovila servant of Zhiva 11
� Zima 14
- elemental spirit - infer
- female 14
- mother winter 14
- zima (winter) 6
see Zimarzla - infer
� Zimarzla [Rus] 6
- elemental spirit - infer
- female 6
- (the Frozen) 6
- zima (winter) 6
- weather 6
- appears clothed in hoarfrost & snow / crowned with hailstones 6
see Zima - infer
� Zitna-atka 6
- elemental spirit - infer
- female 6
- midday spirit 6
- kills those who can't answer her riddles 6
see Poldunica: Zitna-atka 6
� Zizilia [Pol] 6
- affective / guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- presides over love & sexuality 6
see Dzidzilia - infer
� Zlatogorka 6
- guardian spirit - infer
- female 6
- (golden hill) 6
- the mountain of glass 8
- may have originally been amber 8
- daughter to Vij 6
- wife to Dazhbog 6
� Z[d]mij [Pol] 16
- benevolent 16
- winged dragon-snake 16
- associated with fire-like phenomena in the sky 16
- appears as various birds 16
- appears as a man with little wings on his shoulders 16
� Zors 4
- celestial spirits - infer
- male 4
- day spirits 4
see Khors - infer
� Zorya 5
- martial spirit 10
- female 5
- hides & protects warriors with her veil 5,10
see Sroya - infer
� Zorya Dennitsa 6
- temporal spirit - infer
- female 6
- aurora of the dawn 6
- wife to Svarog 6
- mother to Dazbog 6
see Zorya Utrennyaya 6
� Zosim 2
- agrarian / guardian spirit - infer
- protector of bees 2
� Zuttibur 2
- guardian / wilderness spirit - infer
- protector of the forest 2
� Zytniamatka [Pru] 6
- agrarian spirit - infer
- female 6
- "corn" mother 6
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� bog 2,11,14
- god 2,11
- richness & power 14
� bogi 15
- gods 15
� bogu [slavic] 7
- wealth 7
- god 7
- source of wealth 7
� bogu[b] 8
- god 8
- wealth 8
- giver of wealth 8
- from nebo [slavic] (cloud) 8
- substituted for sky (*die[m]us [IE]) 8
� dukhu' [OCS] 26
- spirit 26
� duch [Pol] 16
- ghost 16
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� rule of distance
- the further from the center of the home, the more malevolent the spirit
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� Prav 11
- truth, justice (pravda) 11
- right, just, law (pravo) 11
- right, true, proper (pravilno) 11
- the upperworld 11
- realm of the elemental spirits
aka Irij [Rus] 6
- the heavenly abode of the gods 6
� Yav 11
- visible (yave) 11
- to appear, to show up (yavlyati) 11
- the world 11
- realm of the living
� Nav 6,11
- the dead (navi) 6,11
- the underworld 4,6,11
- Ray 11
- a paradise in Nav 11
- Veles 11
aka Raj 4
- a paradise over the eastern ocean 4
aka Rai >RYE< 22
aka Naw 4
aka Nawia [Pol] 16
- realm of the dead 16
aka Vrij 6
aka Vyrei >VI-ray< 22
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� be[h]lu[b] [OCS] 27
- adj: white 27
� blago [OCS] 27
- adj: (the) good 27
- wealth 27
aka blagu[b] [OCS] 27
- adj: good / gracious 27
- adj: blessed 27
see dobru[b] below
� c[h]i[b]sti[b] [OCS] 26
- feast 26
see godu[b]
� c[h]r'nu[b] [OCS] 27
- adj: black 27
� di[b]ni[b] [OCS] 26
- day 26, 27
aka d'n' [OCS] 27
� godu[b] [OCS] 27
- suitable time 27
- holiday -- feast 27
aka god'nu[b] [OCS] 27
- adj: suitable, timely 27
- adj: worthy 27
see c[h]i[b]sti[b] above
� ilu[b] [OCS] 27
- silt 27
- clay 27
� jara [RuCS] 27
- spring 27
aka je[h]ro / je[h]ra / je[h]ru[b] [PS] 27
see vesna below
� jesen' [OCS] 27
- autumn 27
� me[h]se[o]ci[b] [OCS] 26
- moon 26,27
- month 26,27
aka me[h]se[o]c' [OCS] 27
� miru[b] [OCS] 27
- peace 27
- world 27
� modla [PS] 27
- statue 27
- temple 27
� nos[h]ti[b] [OCS] 26
- night 26,27
aka nos[h]t' 27
� ognj' [OCS] 27
- fire 27
� sila [OCS] 26
- power 26
- virtue 26
� slava [OCS] 26
- glory 26
� soli[a] [OCS] 26
- salt 26
ala sol' [OCS] 27
� su[b]boru[b] [OCS] 26
- counsel 26
- meeting 26
� sves[h]ta [OCS] 27
- candle 27
- light 27
� sve[o]tu[b] [OCS] 26
- holy 26
- blessed 26
- light 26
aka sve[h]tu[b] [OCS] 27
- light / world 27
� vesna [OCS] 27
- spring 27
see jara above
� vosku[b] [OCS] 27
- wax 27
� vranu[b] [OCS] 27
- raven 27
� xle[h]bu[b] [OCS] 26
- bread 26
- loaf of bread 26
� xudu[b] [OCS] 27
- small / scanty -- bad / evil 27
see zu[b]lu[b] below
� zeml[a]ja [OCS] 26
- earth 26,27
- land 26,27
aka zemlja [OCS] 27
� zima [OCS] 27
- winter 27
� znameni[b]je [OCS] 26
- sign 26
� zu[b]lu[b] [OCS] 26
- evil 26
- bad 26
see xudu[b] above
� zve[h]zda [OCS] 26
- star 26,27
aka dzve[h]zda [OCS] 27
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� Chur [Rus] 4
- Taboo 4
- not necessarily prohibited 4
- laws that govern behavior 4
- deeds to be done 4
- things not to be done 4
- magic line or circle that unclean forces cannot cross 15
� Tloka 4
- the spirit of neighborly compassion 4
- putting aside disagreements to help your neighbor 4
aka Tl[s]oka 4
� Zaprety 4
- Taboo, prohibition 4
- fixed 4
- temporary (ritualistic metaphors) 4
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� Pro[a]g (thresholds) 4
- place between home space & outside world & between worlds 4
- place under which one hid magical objects or written spells 4
- crossing threshold left foot first would cross into OtherWorld 4
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� Charodeika [Rus] 15
- witch 15
� Chernoknizhnik [Rus] 15
- sorcerer 15
� Czarodziej 4
- sorcerer 4
� Czarowdzieka 4
- sorceress 4
� Drude [Mor] 6
- witch 6
� Khranil'niki [Rus] 4
- a talisman maker 4
� Koldun'ia [Rus] 15
- witch 15
� Kudesnik [Rus] 15
- pagan priest / sorcerer 15
� Murava [Wen] 6
- witch 6
aka Mora 6
aka Morana 6
aka Morena 6
� Neuri 4
- shape shifters 4
- wolves for one week a year 4
� Potvorniki [Rus] 4
- a potion maker 4
� Vedun [Rus] 15
- sorcerer 15
� Vedun'ia [Rus] 15
- witch 15
� Ved'ma [Rus] 15
- witch 15
- vedeti [OCS] (know, wise) 6
- ve[h]de[h]ti [OCS] (verb: know) 27
� Ved'miak [Rus] 15
- sorcerer 15
� Volshebnik [Rus] 15
- sorcerer 15
� Volshebnitsa [Rus] 15
- witch 15
� Volhvi 19
- equivalent of Celtic Druids 19
� Volkhvy [Rus] 4
- priest / sorcerers of the pagan faith 4
� Vorozhei [Rus] 4
- a magician of almost any kind 4
- mostly a fortuneteller 4
aka Vorozheia 15
� Wiedzma 4
- hag 4
- from the root meaning wisdom or knowledge 4
- witch 4
- wiedziec[a] [Pol] (verb: know) 27
- from the Russian meaning knower 4
� Wol[s]chwowie [Pol]
- male
- shamans, seers & healers 16
� Wol[s]chwynie [Pol]
- female
- shamans, seers & healers 16
� Zhretsy [Rus] 4
- a pagan priest 4
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� pleme[o] [OCS] 7
- tribe 7
� rodu[b] [OCS] 7
- clan 7
� druz[h]ina [OCS] 27
- society -- friends 27
� zadruga [Srb] 4
- joint / extended family 7
- clan / community / tribe 4
� drugu[b] [OCS] 27
- friend / other 27
� c[h]eljad' [OCS] 27
- family 27
� se[h]mi[b]ja [OCS] 7
- nuclear family 7
� v's' [OCS] 27
- village 27
� vragu[b] [OCS] 27
- foe 27
� mo[o]z[h]' [OCS] 27
- man -- husband 27
� stru[b]i [SrbCS] 27
- uncle on father's side 27
� z[h]ena [OCS] 27
- woman -- wife 27
� mati[b] [OCS] 7
aka mati [OCS] 26,27
- mother 7,26,27
� uj' [PS] 27
- uncle on mother's side 27
� ze[o]t' [OCS] 27
- groom -- son-in-law 27
� neve[h]sta [OCS] 27
- bride -- daughter-in-law 27
� netii [OCS] 27
- nephew 27
� nestera [RuCS] 27
- niece 27
� otroc[h]e[o] / mladi[b]ni[b]ci[b] 26
- child
� vu[b]no,ku[b] [OCS] 7
- granchild 7
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References:
3) http://web.raex.com/~obsidian/SlavPan.html
Slavic & Eurasian Pantheons
Site Owner: Bruce R. Gordon
link good as of: 12-22-2004
4) http://www.okana.org/page.html
Okana's Web – Slavic Spirits link
Site Owner: Denice Szafran
link good as of: 12-22-2004
5) http://members.aol.com/hpsofsnert/index.html
Slavic Paganism & Witchcraft
Site Owner: Ainsley Friedberg
link good as of: 12-22-2004
6) http://www.geocities.com/cas111jd/slavs/index.htm
Slavic Home Page
Site Owner: Jeff Day
link failed as of: 12-22-2004
7) The Slavs
Author: Marija Gimbutas
Praeger Publishers Inc.
LCCC: 73-121074
9) http://www.florilegium.org/files/CULTURES/Rus-Handbook-art.html
The Rus' Handbook
Author: Susan Carroll-Clark
Society for Creative Anacronism
link good as of: 12-22-2004
10) http://www.winterscapes.com/slavic.htm
Moist Mother Earth – Slavic Myth & Religion
Site Owner: Sarah Kate Istra Winter
link good as of: 12-22-2004
11) http://free.bol.bg/slavpagan/home.html
Slavic Fire
Site Owner: Georgi Mihov
Note: occasionally references the "Veda Slovena"
the authenticity of which has neither been proved nor disproved
link good as of: 12-22-2004
12) http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/baba_yaga.html
Author: Micha F. Lindemans
link good as of: 12-22-2004
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/b/bannik.html
Author: John McCannon
link good as of: 12-22-2004
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/crnobog.html
Author: Micha F. Lindemans
link good as of: 12-22-2004
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/o/ovinnik.html
Author: John McCannon
link good as of: 12-22-2004
http://www.pantheon.org/articles/r/rusalka.html
Author: Micha F. Lindemans
link good as of: 12-22-2004
ht tp://www.pantheon.org/articles/z/zaltys.html
Author: Micha F. Lindemans
link good as of: 12-22-2004
13) http://www.russian-crafts.com/customs/russian-spirits.html
Russian Crafts
Site Owner: Terletski Mikhail
link good as of: 12-22-2004
15) http://clover.slavic.pitt.edu/~tales/
Russian Fairy Tales (RUSS 0090)
Author: David J. Birnbaum
link good as of: 12-22-2004
16) http://lomeray13.webpark.pl/pantheon.html
Polish Language site – Slavic mythology (in English)
Site Owner: Lomeray Zywia
link good as of: 12-22-2004
17) http://greek-gods.tripod.com/Slavic.htm
Slavic Mythological Images
Site Owner: Alex Fantalov
link good as of: 12-22-2004
18) http://www.mythicarts.com/writing/index.htm
Baba Yaga's Hut: Initiatory Entrance the Underworld
Site Owner: Laura Strong
link good as of: 12-22-2004
19) http://www.vedmi.com/slavictradition.html
Russian Paganism
Site Owner: Serguei Plonski
Note: occasionally references the "Book of Veles"
the authenticity of which has neither been proved nor disproved
link good as of: 12-22-2004
20) http://www.mythopedia.info/16-slavs.htm
Mythaeum: An Archetypal Encyclopedia of Myth: Slavs
link good as of: 12-22-2004
21) http://www.slavjanskij.boom.ru/Stranicaangl.htm
Slavic Pagan community of Estonia
link failed: 12-22-2004
http://www.slavjanskij.boom.ru/ (non-English)
Stezja Pravi
link good as of: 12-22-2004
22) http://pandora.cii.wwu.edu/vajda/russ110/handout_p1_paganism.htm
East Slavic Paganism handout
Author: Edward Vajda
link good as of: 12-22-2004
23) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavic_mythology
Slavic Mythology – various authors
Note: Wikipedia is an open source site
there is no guarantee of the validity of the information in the articles
link good as of: 12-22-2004
25) http://groups.msn.com/BoilandBubble/baltoslavicdeities.msnw
[email protected]
Group Owner: ekkie
Balto-Slavic Mythology
link good as of: 12-22-2004
26) http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/lrc/eieol/ocsol-0.html
A. Richard Diebold Center for Indo-European Language and Culture
Linguistics Research Center
The University of Texas at Austin
Old Church Slavonic Online
link good as of: 12-22-2004
27) http://www.indo-european.nl/index2.html
Indo-European Etymological Dictionary:
Slavic inherited lexicon [Derksen]:
database
link good as of: 12-22-2004
28) http://www.ibiblio.org/sergei/Zaroff/
Organised Pagan Cult in Kievan Rus' : The Invention of Foreign Elite or
Evolution of Local Tradition?
Author: Roman Zaroff
link good as of: 12-22-2004
AHD4) http://www.bartleby.com/61/
American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
4th Edition, 2000
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[Bel] - Belarus
[Boh] - Bohemian
[Bul] - Bulgarian
[Cro] - Croatian
[Cz] - Czech
[IE] - Indo-European
[Kas] - Kashubian
[Lat] - Latin
[Let] - Lettish
[Lit] - Lithuanian
[Mor] - Moravian
[Nor] - Norse
[Pol] - Polish
[PS] Proto-Slavic
[Pru] - Prussian
[Rom] - Romanian
[Rus] - Russian
[Slo] - Slovenian
[Srb] - Serbian
[Svk] - Slovakian
[Ukr] - Ukranian
[Wen] - Wendish
[Yug] - Yugoslavian
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Appendix: Diacritics
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